Korine reframes the question of succession in family and founder-lead businesses as an issue of entrepreneurial choice, concentrating on the challenge of succession for change as opposed to the traditional focus on succession for continuity. It is inevitable that when the leaders of family and...

Oliver Klöckner investigates the changes resulting from buy-outs in family businesses. He contrasts the characteristics of family businesses with those of non-family businesses after a buy-out. His theoretical discussion is complemented by an in-depth analysis of 17 bought-out family businesses...